December 22, 2022/CSL Research According to a report published by the Punch newspaper, the Federal Government has ordered the temporary opening of the second Niger bridge. The Minister of Works, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) stated this while inaugurating the bridge for use for one month during the festive season. He […]

December 21, 2022/CSL Research According to a World Bank report, 80 million working-age Nigerians will not have full-time jobs in 2030 if the nation doesn’t improve its employment rate. The report further stated that 23 million more Nigerians will live in extreme poverty by 2030 at current poverty rate, noting […]

Photo Credit: pilesasmiles/iStock by Getty Images IMF COUNTRY FOCUS Sub-Saharan Africa Oil exporters in sub-Saharan Africa should target buffers of around 5 to 10 percent of gross domestic product to manage large swings in oil prices. For many countries, this means they will need to maintain annual fiscal surpluses up to 1 […]